Fox News analyst to address TEA party crowd in Hernando

HERNANDO — Oxford native Angela McGlowan, a Fox News analyst and author, will speak at Saturday's TEA party rally in Hernando.

• Rite-Hite locating in Horn Lake

  HORN LAKE — Rite-Hite Corporation, a worldwide leader in the development, manufacture and sale of loading dock safety systems and industrial door components, has announced plans to relocate a manufacturing facility to Horn Lake, bringing more than 50 manufacturing jobs to the state. 
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• City doing its part to fight state’s obesity trend

  HERNANDO — Mississippi’s dubious standing as the fattest state in the nation has drawn attention to progressive cities within the Magnolia State who aim to reverse that trend.
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Cop, wife arrested for drugs

Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics agents have arrested a Clarksdale, Miss. K-9 police officer and his wife for drug crimes.

• Medicaid deal clears path for budget

  JACKSON - A compromise on shoring up the state's Medicaid deficit cleared a path for passage of the bulk of the state's $6 billion budget after 11th-hour negotiations Tuesday.
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• Swine flu cases top 150 in Miss.

  Mississippi has recorded 152 cases of swine flu with the 47 new cases logged last week.
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Students headed to rodeo finals

Two DeSoto County students will be contestants in the 61st Annual National High School Finals Rodeo in Farmington, N.M., on July 19-25.

• State to celebrate Fourth with free fishing, fireworks

  Jackson — The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is looking forward to a busy Fourth of July weekend. All state parks and lakes are open in anticipation of a busy and exciting holiday.
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• UM’s Pomeranz breaks strikeout record in win

  KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — Left-hander Drew Pomeranz broke the USA Baseball National Team record for strikeouts as he fanned 17 and led Team USA to a 15-1 win over Guatemala this week.
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State’s ‘not-for-profit’ hospitals to get more scrutiny

When the proverbial white smoke appeared above the state Capitol Building on Tuesday and it appeared that lawmakers and Gov. Haley Barbour had reached a compromise on Medicaid to complete the state’s budget process, it was evident that while Barbour and the Mississippi Hospital Association had buried the political hatchet — the handle was still sticking up.

• Catching up on matters important to our furry friends

  The effort to get Mississippi to adopt a felony animal abuse law is getting some legs — not just four-legged ones. I have watched efforts in years past. Usually, it starts with some horrific incident of animal abuse. Then citizens and local law enforcement officers discover that there is just not a whole lot that can be done about it. They call their legislator, a bill is introduced and then it quietly dies.
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